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Curriculum Overview

Curriculum Statement

Here at Hyrstmount Junior School, we ensure that the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum are met. The National Curriculum subjects are taught discretely, but links are made between subject areas where this is deemed appropriate and beneficial to the learning of our young people. Careers' education is the golden thread of the curriculum, which brings learning to life for all our learners.

Maths and English are taught daily and learners are given regular opportunities to apply their skills in reading, writing and maths across a range of subject areas. To bring learning to life, school visits, visitors and celebration events are a mainstay of the curriculum and, wherever possible, our young people learn through first-hand experience.

We aim to ensure that the curriculum we teach builds on the individual talents and expertise of our learners so that each individual has the opportunity to shine. Our young people learn how to respect each other and to respect diversity, preparing them for life in a multicultural society.

Through our curriculum we aim to:

  • Enrich learners' lives, broadening their knowledge and understanding of the world
  • Inspire learners to have a love of learning that will last them a lifetime
  • Develop learners' emotional intelligence and social skills
  • Promote the school values of responsibility, empathy, cooperation, determination and respect
  • Prepare our young people for secondary education by ensuring that all our learners leave Hyrstmount competent in maths and English
  • Be flexible enough to respond to learners' interests, satisfying their natural curiosity through an enquiry-based approach to learning
  • Prioritise the development of learners' verbal communication skills, so that children are articulate and confident speakers in a range of contexts
  • Prepare our learners to live in a multicultural society, promoting the British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs.